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Patented July 11, 1916..

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AT T 0RNE Y I UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ma WILLIAM H. M RcER. 0F PORTLAND, OREGON, AssIoivoR or ONE-HALF TO HARLEY n. FEAR, or PORTLAND, OREGON.

BATH-TUB.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 1 1, 1916.

Application filed July as, 1915. Serial m. 41,600.

To all whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM H. MERCER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bath-Tubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to bath tubs, and has particularly to do with the construction ofv a bath tub, the body of whichis formed with a basin-like recess to be used for foot bathing.

Prior to my invention, bath tubs were formed wholly for body-bathing, no provision being made for foot bathing, and the result was that when a foot-bath only was desired, it was necessary to use the entire body of the tub.

' Therefore, one of the main objects of my invention is to provide a bath tub with a basin-like recess in its bottom to be used-for 'foot bathing.

Another of the ob ects of my invention is to provide this recess with an independent overflow which may be closed when the bath tub is to be used for a body-bath.

The features of my invention are all fu'lly set forth in the accompanying drawings, in wh1ch Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sect on .of a bath tub taken approximately on the line 1-1- of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section oi the tub .taken' approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3'is .a larger scaled elevation of the overflow valve shown in Fig. 2, and, Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. r

(t represents the body of a bath tubmounted on the legs I). i The usual overflow is indicated byc, and the, drain pipe is indicated by (5, both overflow and drain pipes. emptying into the waste pipe e.

The water inlet pipe is indicated by f, and, the fixture g located in thebath tub is of the usual type;

In the lower end, of the bath tub .body 'a is a basin-like recess It, the Y'iIrnOf which is rounded off where it connects with the of the bath tub. The bottom of the recess h ismade with a low point, and the drain pipe zl,'connects with the recess at this low point.

Said drain 4:! is used for draining either the recess k or the body a, and may be closed by the usual form of rubber plug ll,

An overflow pipe 7' connects the waste pipe 6 with the upper portion of the recess h. The valve controlling the flow through the pipe j is'of novel'construction as detailed in Figs. 3 and 4, and is made substantially as follows: A plate k provided with a plurality of'arcuate holes Z, and circular slot t, is fixed in the end wall of the bath tub as shown in Fig. 4. A bell m, is then fixed to the outer-side of the plate k, and the overfl ow pipe y is connected to said bell. A platoois fixed on a headed pivot stud p which is rotatably mounted centrally in the fixed plate In. An expansion spring is in serted over the stud between the head of the means for rotating the latter. The plate 0 is also provided with a plurality of arcuate holes 1- .and these latter are adapted to register with the holes I of the fixed plate is, and has fixed on its inner side a stud s, which engages with the slot t of the'fixed plate 70.

When a foot bath is to be taken, the overflow pipe j is opened by rotating the plate 0 counterclockwise to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4. When the stud s strikes the end of the slot t, the'holes l and 1' will be in registration, and the water will overflow freely throl'lgh the pipe 3'. When the tub is to be used for. a body bath, the plate 0 is rotated clockwise until the stud 8 contacts with the other end of the slot 15, and at thispoint the holes Z and 1' will be out of regisbasin-like the, bottom of the main body of'the bathj tub; and means for closing said auxiliary outlet.

WILLIAM H. MERCER. 

